Tuppence ha'penny?

Everyone who is British and of advancing age know of this.
The rest? Baffled what? 😄

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

🤚 Hell! I remember farthings..😷

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@whowasthatmaskedman I remember seeing one my grandmother had in the 60s. By then it was already no longer legal tender.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@FreddieUK Yes. They had not long gone out of circulation when I was there and people still had some in the house..I may even have one or two here in my collection. Never thought about it.😷

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@whowasthatmaskedman The one I saw had a robin on it. Also, when I checked when they were abolished (1st Jan 1961) I read this that I didn't know:

Copper half farthings were used in Britain between 1839 and 1856,

Slightly before my time. 🙄

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@FreddieUK My memory comes from 1963😷

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@whowasthatmaskedman Probably about the time I saw the coin when I was rummaging through my grandparents' drawer looking for 'treasure'. 😀

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@FreddieUK Yes. Mine would be from my grandparents as well.😷